If they hated Jesus, why would they love Billy Graham? By A True Church

[ChosenbyHim]

This Article is from the Organization: A True Church​

WILLIAM FRANKLIN GRAHAM, JR., was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, on November 7, 1918. He entered the ministry in 1943 and soon thereafter began conducting evangelistic Crusades. In 1950, he founded The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, which has sponsored Crusades and produced radio and television programs as well as films. Dr. Graham is the author of more than a dozen books. He and his wife, Ruth, live in Montreat, N. C.; they have five children and nineteen grandchildren. (from the inside back dust jacket of Graham's autobiography, Just As I Am, copyright 1997)

I. His Enmity With God

Graham has "reached more than 200 million people in person, and millions more have heard him on radio, television, and film" (ibid., inside front dust jacket). Graham is "Hailed as the world's preacher" (ibid.) and "one of the world's most beloved and respected leaders" (ibid., inside back dust jacket). If Graham was a man of God, the world would not love him so.
The Bible teaches that those who are Christ's will be hated by the world (1 John 3:13; 2 Timothy 3:12; John 17:14). But Graham is of the world (1 John 4:5; 5:19), and therefore "beloved and respected." Jesus said to his disciples,
If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. (John 15:19)
Billy Graham is not hated by the world, but rather, by the admission of his own book, he is "beloved and respected" by the world, and "Hailed as the world's preacher." This alone is a mark of a false teacher. As Luke 6:26 says,
Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets. (Majority text).
Mr. Graham is not a false prophet (because he is not a prophet), but he is a false teacher. He is not a real Christian, but a false one, and is an enemy of God (James 4:4). This was illustrated in an interview with Larry King on 6-16-05:
KING: Are you forgiving of the infirmities of other people?
GRAHAM: Absolutely. I am. I mean, I . . .
KING: Isn't that hard?
GRAHAM: . . . try to forgive. I never hold a grudge. In fact, many people say that I never get angry. I don't think I get angry. But maybe I do sometimes, but I keep it. I don't explode to anybody.
KING: Do you feel the same about other faiths?
GRAHAM: Absolutely.
KING: Buddhism?
GRAHAM: I love them all, and welcome them all, and love to be with them, and friends with all of them. For example, I just talked to a man in New York City, he was a Mormon.
KING: My father-in-law.
GRAHAM: Your father-in-law. And I've loved the Mormons for years, and yet there is a big divide between the Mormons and some of the other groups. But I have great friends among the Mormons. And the same among the Catholics. Of course, I loved Pope John Paul II and watched the whole process of his suffering, his dying and the tremendous -- my daughter went to represent me . . .
KING: I know. You were on with us the night he died.
GRAHAM: That's right. Thank you.
KING: But what about those faiths -- the Mormons and the others that you mentioned -- believe in Christ. They believe they will meet Christ. What about those like the Jews, the Muslims, who don't believe as you believe.
GRAHAM: That's in God's hands. I can't be their judge.
KING: You don't judge them?
GRAHAM: No. No, I don't say you're going to hell, and you're, oh, I don't.
(CNN.com - Transcripts, hard copy and video on file; transcript is not completely accurate. See video for exact wording. Words above are taken from the video itself.)
Graham doesn't judge them, because he is not a spiritual man (1 Corinthians 2:15) and he does not believe

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6).

Also, Graham's friendship with people of false religions (Mormons, Muslims, Catholics, Buddhists), also reveals Graham's Satanic connection, as James 4:4 says,
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. (see also 2 Chronicles 19:2; Psalm 15:4; 31:6)

Graham has made himself an enemy of God and is therefore at enmity with Him.
Immediately after Graham's statement above, Larry King asks,
How do you feel when you see a lot of these strong Christian leaders go on television and say, you are condemned, you will live in hell if you do not accept Jesus Christ, and they are forceful and judgmental?
GRAHAM: Well, they have a right to say that, and they are true to a certain extent, but I don't -- that's not my calling.
Graham says, "that's not my calling," because he does not believe the gospel; that is, that you will indeed go to hell and suffer eternal torment if you do not receive Jesus Christ (Revelation 21:8).

 

[Canadian36]

Get real. you know how rediculous you sound? Ever heard of....

"First walk a mile in my shoes before you judge". He's had tons of death threats!

Judge not, least you too be judged

 

[Trax]

This Article is from the Organization: A True Church​

WILLIAM FRANKLIN GRAHAM, JR., was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, on November 7, 1918. He entered the ministry in 1943 and soon thereafter began conducting evangelistic Crusades. In 1950, he founded The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, which has sponsored Crusades and produced radio and television programs as well as films. Dr. Graham is the author of more than a dozen books. He and his wife, Ruth, live in Montreat, N. C.; they have five children and nineteen grandchildren. (from the inside back dust jacket of Graham's autobiography, Just As I Am, copyright 1997)

You forgot one verse:

Pro 16:7 When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

 

[ChosenbyHim]

You forgot one verse:

Pro 16:7 When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Yeah, I am aware of that verse. There is a difference though between being at peace with your enemies and simply compromising and being friends with them.

But I ask again, if the world hated Jesus, why would the world love Billy Graham?



Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. These things I command you, that ye love one another.

If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me. If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin. He that hateth me hateth my Father also. 24If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. - John 15:15-25

 

[ChosenbyHim]

Get real. you know how rediculous you sound? Ever heard of....

"First walk a mile in my shoes before you judge". He's had tons of death threats!

Judge not, least you too be judged

Whether you like it nor Canadian36, we are to share and get the truth out. And a Christian will love the truth. A Christian won't reject the truth sir. And we need to expose people to the truth. That way the deception stops. You may not like me for doing this and you definitely may not agree with my views. But again; like it or not, many of Billy Grahams activities go totally contrary to Scripture. If most Christians would spend more time in their Bibles, reading and studying it, then they wouldn't believe everything they hear or see. Nor would they be so easily deceived and would have much greater discernment especially when it comes to discovering false prophets and teachers, wolves in sheep's clothing. I have been shown a lot of truth, by the grace of God. And it would be wrong for me not to share this with the beloved brethren. David Cloud, a devout man of God and a King James Bible believer said one time that it was never his purpose and that he never set out to be the most unpopular man in Nepal. I am sure that many true King James Bible believers never made it their goal to be the most unpopular Christian or person in America. I am sure it wasn't their life goal to make the most enemies either. But hey that's what happens. When you stand for the truth and don't compromise, you will make enemies, real enemies. Want to be really popular in the world and you want the world to love you and respect you? Then compromise on the truth and talk about unity and coming together and laying aside all differences. What's the goal for one world unity? To come together and deny absolute truth. You see Canadian36, Truth divides. Just be a plain King James Bible believe and believe that the KJV is 100% perfect and the word of God and people will automatically hate you. The lost world that is.

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

 

[ChosenbyHim]

Get real. you know how rediculous you sound? Ever heard of....

"First walk a mile in my shoes before you judge". He's had tons of death threats!

Judge not, least you too be judged

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. - Ephesians 5:11

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. - Romans 16:17

A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; - Titus 3:10

 

[IMINJC]

Wow...I must say that I am shocked by some of the statments that were made by Brother Billy Graham on the Larry King Show. What is it about his show that makes certain people want to compromise what the Word says?

I have alway's respected Brother Graham and I guess I always will. I think he could use our prayers that he finishes as strong for Jesus towards the end of his journey as he was at its beginning.

 

[Trax]

Yeah, I am aware of that verse. There is a difference though between being at peace with your enemies and simply compromising and being friends with them.

But I ask again, if the world hated Jesus, why would the world love Billy Graham?

Joh 15:18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
Having a problem with Graham is a problem with Christ Himself. You going after an old man.
Of all the wicked people in the world, and you want to target an old feeble man, who has
won more people to Christ than you could do in 10 life times.

 

[ChosenbyHim]

Joh 15:18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
Having a problem with Graham is a problem with Christ Himself. You going after an old man.
Of all the wicked people in the world, and you want to target an old feeble man, who has
won more people to Christ than you could do in 10 life times.

No Trax, it's having an issue with someone who is anti Biblical. It's having an issue with someone who does not present the whole Biblical Gospel. All I am doing is sharing the information which I have learned. Don't let the media fool you Trax. Now, you say that he has led many people to Christ. Okay, but is that really the case? How do you lead someone to Christ, but then you refer them over to the Roman Catholic Church? The Catholic Church is the enemy of Jesus Christ. And whether or not modern Christians or modern "professing" evangelical Christianity wants to hear this truth or not, it still must be shared. I told this to Canadian36 already, but I will explain it to you as well. When you lead someone to Christ, you do not send them to Catholic churches. Because when you do that you are only going to indoctrinate them in a false gospel, a false religion and a false christ. You can say that Billy Graham has won many people to Christ, if that is what you believe. And of course it has probably also been said that Mr. Graham has"allegedly" won millions upon millions of souls to Christ, but let me ask you sir; if that is really the case like some claim it is and what you might believe. Then why is it that out of all people that came forward at his crusades, that about 80% fell away?

And what about this fact:

In the Catholic Standard and Times, Thursday, July 16, 1992, p. 10, this Catholic paper reported that 1,900 Catholics responded to Billy Graham's call to make decisions for Christ in the Philadelphia Crusade and were referred to about 250 parishes.

Why were they referred to parishes and not referred to Bible believing churches? See, don't tell me about all the souls some man is winning when he is referring them over to the Roman Catholic church and system which murdered millions of Christians in centuries past. Many of the Christian Martyrs were tortured and burned at the stake for standing up to the Catholic Church and refusing to participate in their heretical, profane and blasphemous practices and activities. It was by the Martyrs blood that we got our King James Bible. Which is the true Holy Bible. And by the way, has Billy Graham ever condemned the Roman Catholic church for its unbiblical practices and beliefs? No, he has not. Don't be deceived Trax. He that is a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

One thing about modern Christians is that they cannot stand to hear the truth. They despise it. They just want everyone to get along and join together, just like what's going to be taking place in the One World Government and New World Order. Study your Bible Trax, well first get a King James Bible if you do not have one already. Study it and read it, and meditate upon it. My goal is just to share and get the truth out. Remember that the Catholic Church is still the enemy of Bible Believing Christianity and the Lord Jesus Christ.


And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. - Luke 16:15

 

[ChosenbyHim]

Joh 15:18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
Having a problem with Graham is a problem with Christ Himself. You going after an old man.
Of all the wicked people in the world, and you want to target an old feeble man, who has
won more people to Christ than you could do in 10 life times.

Here is an excerpt taken from an article of an eye witness account from a man by the name of George who has personally experienced what its like to be at a Billy Graham Crusade.

Billy Graham, and not Jesus Christ, was the attraction.​

Excerpt taken from the Path of Truth website​

People speak of his great sincerity, and of his having won millions to Christ. Many are sincere...Mormons, JWs, Catholics, Muslims (to the point of blowing themselves up), Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs, Communists, Satan worshippers, and many more. As to winning souls to Christ, I was at a crusade of his in which my roommate and I went forward in 1965, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I was drawn to Billy Graham, thinking God was drawing me. His personality was magnetic, compelling, and so attractive. Many went forward, as they always do. I was very disappointed when all I got was an older, ordinary, evangelical minister of some church, without attractiveness or personality.

My "conversion" lasted about three days, while I tried to put away all the vices of the world. My roommate and I packed it in and went back to the old, which in heart, we had never really left. My point is not to belittle that worker at the meeting. My point is that Billy Graham, and not Jesus Christ, was the attraction. He has been anointed all right, but not by the Holy Spirit of God. My conversion was spurious, as are all those at Billy Graham "crusades." (I am not judging Billy strictly by my own experience.)

The term "crusade" itself is abominable to God. The murder, rape, and plundering of the Middle East at the direction of the popes of Rome, in the Name of God and redeeming the "holy land," was one of the greatest, if not the greatest atrocity in the history of mankind, and that in the Name of Christ. Muslims were slaughtered, Jews were slaughtered, even nominal Christians were slaughtered, their wives and children raped, killed, their lands plundered, and all their valuables confiscated by an army of ruthless and drunken butchers. These were called "The Crusades."

Yes, Billy Graham has continued the tradition, as a faithful servant, not of Jesus Christ, but of Rome, of Mystery Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots, drunk with the blood of prophets (those exercising the gifts of the Spirit) and saints (likewise) shed from the beginning of the world. Billy Graham, in the most attractive and "pious" of ways, is a butcher of millions of souls. He is a star pupil of Nimrod, the mighty hunter of souls before God. He has killed millions in the Name of Christ.

People think to be closer to Christ because of his preaching, but, in truth, they have been deceived, lulled into a false assurance. He leads them into thinking or believing they have all that is possible in this life, which is a lie. Greater spiritual power of darkness posing as light has been known by few, if any, others. Billy Graham is an incarnation of the angel of light, "whose ministers transform themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works." We should not marvel at this, Paul says (2 Corinthians 11:13-15).

That same year or one later (1975, 1976, or 1977), I believe, as we were checking out at a grocery store, I noticed a People magazine with Billy's face filling the front cover. ("That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination with God," said Jesus.) Opening it, there was an interview with Billy Graham and his wife, Ruth. The interviewer asked him how he heard God speak to him about becoming a minister. He said that the Lord spoke to him through his wife, Ruth. Surprised, his wife turned to him and said, "I thought God spoke to YOU!" "But I thought He spoke through you," he repeated.

(I could have the details somewhat inaccurate here, Carol, but the gist of it was clear...he did not know or recall the Lord commissioning him, and though he thought it was by his wife, she denied knowing anything.) Can you imagine Moses saying, "Yes, God spoke to me through Zipporah," and Zipporah says, "But I thought God spoke to you directly!"

 

[NazariteVow]

I totally agree with ChosenbyHim. Joel Osteen,TD jakes and all these other mega million church pastors are like the modern day Billy Graham. Dynamic personality, great words, ketchy quips and no Jesus behind them. They refuse to preach the Word because it might offend their paychecks. However I will admit that there are some great people and genuine christians who are catholics, JW, Mormons and also in pagan religions and so on. They're lost. We just have to tell them the truth, pray for them and love them.

 

[jonathanbchristian]

billy graham is loved by millions of christians not by millions of sinners. that is where you are making a mistake. even jesus was accused of being the friend of sinners. jesus said the sick need a phasician not the well. billy graham is following jesus. i have worked with catholics to do prolife work. that does not mean i agree with their other doctrines. judge not that you be not judged. you are stretching what billy graham said to fit your agenda.

 

[NazariteVow]

One thing about modern Christians is that they cannot stand to hear the truth. They despise it. They just want everyone to get along and join together, just like what's going to be taking place in the One World Government and New World Order.

Yea I agree with this also. I'll admit I will take correction by anybody once they're judging me by the Bible. And I know I'm not perfect but I know I'll be perfected in Christ soon, (very soon) cause it's a progressive relationship. But the church today, everybody is comfortable with their sins so by the time someone starts saying no you shouldn't be doing that, the Bible says so and so. Everybody's like you shouldn't judge.....God said you shouldn't judge. I'm sure this church today if they were back when Jesus called out the Pharissess and saducces for their sins they would be like, "Don't judge,". Christians today doesn't likes correction...cause everybody's "their own big man or woman they know what they're doing, don't tell me what to do, I'm an individual, I'm in charge of my life, I know my rights," when those rights if you're suppose be following Jesus, you're suppose to give up. We're suppose to completely surrender every aspect of our lives and all our decisions to Him, that's what leadership is. Jesus a God of Wrath, a Fair Judge and is love and love is sometimes corrective.

The church today is following Jesus with their words and not with their hearts.

 

[NazariteVow]

jonathanbchristian can you then please expalin why Billy Graham is a 33 degree freemason?

 

[jonathanbchristian]

1 timothy 5:19 "against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses." you guys are not witnesses. i do not accept rumors against a man of god.

 

[NazariteVow]

You clearly look up to the guy but I'm not going to deny everyone knows he started off preaching about Jesus Christ with his KJV Bible and then somewhere something just went wrong. It's the fact judge him unbiasly against what the scriptures say and you'll see.

 

[NoahsMom]

Had no idea he was a freemason. Hm.

 

[ChosenbyHim]

Had no idea he was a freemason. Hm.

I was in the same boat too Noahsmom, I had no idea either until I found out about all this quite recently. That's why I knew it was important that I shared this information. Think about all the great deception that's out there today. It's just incredible. I am thankful for the Christians like you that are still out there who want to know the truth and who are appreciative of the information. And of course, if people would read and study their Bibles more often and consistently, then their level of spiritual discernment would be sharp and they would be able to discern the true from the false, the genuine from the fake and bogus.

 

[ChosenbyHim]

Yea I agree with this also. I'll admit I will take correction by anybody once they're judging me by the Bible. And I know I'm not perfect but I know I'll be perfected in Christ soon, (very soon) cause it's a progressive relationship. But the church today, everybody is comfortable with their sins so by the time someone starts saying no you shouldn't be doing that, the Bible says so and so. Everybody's like you shouldn't judge.....God said you shouldn't judge. I'm sure this church today if they were back when Jesus called out the Pharissess and saducces for their sins they would be like, "Don't judge,". Christians today doesn't likes correction...cause everybody's "their own big man or woman they know what they're doing, don't tell me what to do, I'm an individual, I'm in charge of my life, I know my rights," when those rights if you're suppose be following Jesus, you're suppose to give up. We're suppose to completely surrender every aspect of our lives and all our decisions to Him, that's what leadership is. Jesus a God of Wrath, a Fair Judge and is love and love is sometimes corrective.

The church today is following Jesus with their words and not with their hearts.

Wow, very well said NazariteVow, it's encouraging to see when another Christian is still mold-able and still willing to receive correction. And who still makes the Bible; the Holy Scripture his Final Authority. I, too, still have a long way to go. I look forward to the day when I am changed in a twinkling of an eye and this vile body of mine is changed into my glorified body. And yes, it's this proud attitude of most modern day "professing" Christians that's weakening the churches' influence. Most churches you go into today even resemble and look like night clubs. With all the blaring rock and roll music which is being played. Many churches have abandoned God's perfect Book, the King James Bible and have went over to the Catholic bible versions like the NIV, NASB, and NRSV. And those same churches which have abandoned God's holy word; the King James Bible, have also stopped playing and singing the Good Old Hymns, which is true spiritual music and have gone back to the worlds music like rock and hip hop.